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. 2023 Aug 2;12(9):e230059. doi: 10.1530/EC-23-0059

Table 1.

Characteristics of 41 patients with PAI enrolled into the study.

Whole cohort (n = 41) AD (n = 24) SW-CAH (n = 17)
Age (years) 39 (27–56) 50 (33–71) 31 (26–37)
Male % (n) 61 (25) 62 (15) 59 (10)
Female % (n) 39 (16) 38 (9) 41 (7)
Total daily MC dose (μg/day) 100 (50–200) 50 (50–150) 200 (125–200)
Non-adherent to MC % (n) 12 (5) 8 (2) 18 (3)
Total daily GC dose (mg/day, HCeq) 23 (20–32) 22.5 (18–28) 28 (24–38)
Non-adherent to GC % (n) 29 (12) 8 (2) 59 (10)
Hydrocortisone % (n) 66 (27) 100 (24) 18 (3)
Prednisolone % (n) 34 (14) / 82 (14)
BMI (kg/m²) 26.2 (21.2–30.3) 25.2 (21.2–29.4) 29.5 (20.9–33.1)
SBP (mmHg) 120 ± 16 116 ± 14 126 ± 17
DBP (mmHg) 72 ± 9 72 ± 8 72 ± 12
MAP (mmHg) 88 ± 10 86 ± 8 90 ± 12
Na⁺ (mmol/L) 140 (138–142) 140 (138–143) 140 (139–141)
K⁺ (mmol/L) 4.1 (3.6–4.6) 4.5 (3.9–5) 3.6 (3.4–4)
PRC (μIU/mL) 136.2 (42.8–310.8) 107.3 (39.8–251.7) 164.6 (64.2–406.8)
17-OH-progesterone (nmol/L) / / 35.1 (4.0–102.2)
Androstenedione (nmol/L) / / 9.6 (1.7–17.5)
sFC (pg/mL) 29.5 (19.5–47.6) 25.6 (14.5–62.2) 29.9 (23.1–40.6)
uFC (pg/mL) 127 (49.9–249.5) 190.5 (50.2–273.7) 95.6 (48.9–165.5)

Data are shown as mean ± s.d. or median (IQR) as appropriate for the distribution of data.

AD, Addison’s disease; BMI, body mass index; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; GC, glucocorticoid; HCeq, equivalent dose of hydrocortisone; K+, potassium levels; MAP, mean arterial pressure; MC, mineralocorticoid; Na+, sodium levels; PRC, plasma renin concentration; SBP, systolic blood pressure; sFC, serum fludrocortisone levels; SW-CAH, salt-wasting congenital adrenal hyperplasia; uFC, urinary fludrocortisone levels.